Clothes hanger



Oct. 28, 1952 F. E. TRIPP CLOTHES HANGER Filed Sept. 9, 1948 I 30 /0 30 12 l4 la o IN VENTOR.

Frank Edward Tri p Q4 fil mm Patented Got. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE CLOTHES HANGER Frank Edward Tripp, Fort Worth, Tex. Application September 9, 19i8, Serial No. 48,385 1 Claim. (Cl. 211-107) This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in attachments for conventional heating components, whereby clothes and the like may be hung for drying purposes.

An object of this invention is to provide an adjustable attachment for use with conventional water heaters or other conventional heating components which clamps thereon to support clothes, clotheshangers or the like.

Another object of this invention is to supply a device for use with a heating component which includes a split clamping ring adapted to frictionally lock on a heating component, a concentric support ring for clothes, clothes hangers and other articles to be dried with, utilize radial braces connecting both of said rings and a clamping device attached at the ends of the split ring which is adjustable in nature in order to regulate the efiective diameter or circumference of the central clamping ring.

Ancillary objects and features of novelty such as simplicity of structure, will become apparent to those skilled in the art, in following the description of the preferred form of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the attachment;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the attachment showing the same in main conjunction with a conventional heating component;

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 and in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a sectional view illustrative of de-, tails of construction and taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 3 and in the direction of the arrows, and;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 2 and in the direction of the arrows, showing details of the clamping device.

The structure of the present invention is extremely simple. It includes a central split clamping ring 19 having substantially U-shaped flanges or out-turned hooks l2 and H at the ends thereof. A clamping device which includes identical angle members It having slots 18 therein and aligned apertures 49 to accommodate the bolt 20, is provided. The slots l8 accommodate the U- shaped flanges of the split ring in clamping relation, whereby turning the nut 22 thereby varies the effective diameter and circumference of the that is desired.

2 central split clamping ring II]. This ring is adaptedto frictionally lock on the heating component 24 illustrated in Figure 2 in any position A concentric support ring 26 is supplied and is used in connection with the split ring 10. The support ring 26 passes through apertures 38 provided in a number of radially disposed braces, each of which is indicated at 30. Thefsaid support ring 26- extends through the braces adjacent the extremity thereof. The opposite end of each brace 30 has an opening 32 therein defined by the substantially U-shaped end 34' and flange 39. The clamping ring I0 passes through the opening 92 as is seen in Figure 3 thereby rendering the braces somewhat flexible in nature to accommodate for adjustment of the clamping device associated with the clampin ring Hi.

It is apparent that certain variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, limitation is sought only in accordance with the scope of the following claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A clothes hanger comprising asplit resilient ring for mounting on a support, out-turned hooks on'the ends of said ring, angle members, each having a slot in one le receiving the hooks for mounting said members thereon, said members having apertures in their other" legs, a bolt engaged in the apertures and connecting the members for clamping the ring on the support, radial braces mounted for sliding adjustment on the ring, and a support ring mounted on portions of said braces. V

FRANK EDWARD TRIPP.

the free end REFERENCES crrEn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Bergquist Dec. 20, .1921 

